Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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W. A. HOWALD Administration Heidelberg AB.-Chemistry Denver AM.-School Administration Student Council Adviser Football Coach Prin. W. A. Howald Education Signs the Peace Pact A better world after the war can be brought about only through an enlightened citizenry. An enlightened citizenry can be accomplished only through education. This places a tremendous task upon the shoulders ot edu- cational institutions, and particularly upon the public school, for through the public schools alone do most of our youth pass. lt is, therefore, the responsibil- ity ot the school to give careful consideration to the planning of postwar education. The basis for this planning must be an understanding of the inadequacies ot our present day educational system. The progress ot the school in too many cases has not kept pace with the rapid changes that society has made. The academic ideals of schools in l844 are too widely accepted today. lt is necessary that our students leave school as individuals who will be able successfully to take their places in society. Proper attitudes ot honesty, reliability and industry must be developed. The responsibility of citizenship must certainly be understood. The lack ot these very attitudes was a big con- tributing factor to the social upheaval ot the '30s and the World War '4Os, consequently, in the matter of postwar planning for a new and peaceful world, education must do a large part. Future citizens ot our United States and ot our world are in the schools today, and the schools today can and must mold these citizens ot tomorrow. e-Mr. l-lowald. Page Eleven

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MR. Sl-IAEFFER, Supt. Administration Heidelberg College Ohio State Degree - A. B. Supt. H. M. Shaeifer Wartime Production Imposes Staggering Demands We find ourselves today in the greatest conflict that the pages of history have thus f-ar recorded. This conflict and struggle for existence does not have any regard for the institutions that have come to be looked upon as essential, namely, the home, the church, and the school. The home and the church are institutions that have withstood the test of centuries. The school, however, is the product of recent thought and action. While it has taken several years to develop it, it is yet young and, therefore, very vulnerable. That the attack is swift and sure, relentless and destructive, is in evidence on every hand. The schools have lost many pupils because the homes have consented and because industry has insisted by offering wages that are a temptation beyond reason. Other students have joined some branch of the service, while many more are absent or truant as a result of poor home atti- tudes. Of the many thousands that have dropped out, a recent survey points out that not more and probably less than seven percent will ever return to school. The second great loss is in the teaching force. The last two years have seen'2U0,000 teachers leave the ranks of service for other types of employment. These have been replaced to the best possible advantage with former teachers and the few who have come out of the training schools. This loss of personnel cannot continue without further impairing the efficiency of the school. These losses, great and tremendous as they are, can only be corrected and helped when the aroused public begins to take positive action to correct and mend the situation, lf we are to win this conflict, if the home, the church, and the school are to continue to enjoy freedom, and l believe that the conflict will be won, it will surely be due in a great measure to the sacrifice, loyalty, cooperation, and devotion to the way of living that has been fostered and patiently nurtured in the classrooms of the schools of America. -Mr. Shaeffer. Page Ten

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115379 r LEON W. BOUCHEB, Vocational Agriculture Green Springs, Ohio Ohio State University, B.S. in Agricultural Education E. E. A. Adviser, Military Drill Leader MEBEDITH ELOISE NAYLOB, Commercial Montpelier, Ohio lndiana University, A.B. in History, University ot lllinois, University ot Colorado Bowling Leagues, Assembly Commission, Student Council l WALTER W. PABEN, English, Public Speaking, French Montpelier, Ohio Kenyon, University ot Michigan, lohns Hopkins, A.B., A.M. in French Iunior Class Adviser, lunior Class Play Coach l RUSSELL L. HUEEMAN, Physical Education, lndustrial Arts, Biological Science Hamilton, Ohio Miami University, B.S. in Education Basketball Coach, Athletic Director MABGABET STAINTHOBPE, English Montpelier, Ohio Hillsdale College, B.S. in Physics Senior Class Adviser, Senior Class Play Director, Mirror Adviser, Girl Beserve Adviser Page Twelve